false 627220 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790m/627220.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790s/627220.jpg Separated from his unit, Slovik joined a Canadian outfit & traveled with them for six weeks, cooking & cleaning, before finally reporting to the 28th. He carried a rifle but no ammunition. He was assigned to a platoon but walked away. Refusing to fight, Slovik was arrested, court martialed & condemned to death. Hundreds of soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII & sentenced to die, but only Slovik paid the price, supposedly as a deterrent, yet word of the nature of his death was never officially released.
In The Execution of Private Slovik, considered to be among the best investigative books ever written, Wm Bradford Huie reconstructs this story in order to find out what made Eddie Slovik an unlikely pacifist & why the Army decided to cover up the affair. With the cooperation of the Department of the Army, including the officers in charge of the court martial, & thru interviews of persons who knew Slovik & the hundreds of letters he sent to his wife, Huie reveals how Slovik's case reached Gen. Eisenhower at the moment when American troops were reeling from a sudden massive German counterattack that jeopardized their advances. Slovik seemed resigned to his fate &, despite a written plea for clemency, Eisenhower approved the sentence. In Slovik, the author finds a hard luck depression era boy, good natured, poorly educated, who when faced with the reality of war realized he could not kill another human. Military justice was carried out & those involved remain steadfast in believing the right thing was done, but Huie shows that, in death, Eddie Slovik has much more to tell Americans about life & duty.]]> 627220 3 1797994 1954 The Execution of Private Slovik total:27|5:9|4:11|3:7|2:0|1:0| 27 110 36 7 46929 3.74 47 8 22010555 974210 3295953 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1210491218m/3295953.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1210491218s/3295953.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3295953.The_Execution_of_Private_Slovik 3.00 1 Slovik was paroled in '42 & obtained work at Montella Plumbing in Dearborn. There he met Antoinette Wisniewski, whom he wed on 11/42. They lived with her parents. Slovik's criminal record had led him to be classified as 4F, but shortly after his & Antoinette's 1st wedding anniversary, he was reclassified 1A & drafted.
Slovik arrived at Camp Wolters, TX for basic on 1/24/44. In August, he was dispatched to France. Arriving on 8/20, he was one of 12 reinforcements assigned to Company G of the 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Div.
Enroute to his unit, Slovik & a friend, Private John Tankey, took cover during an artillery attack & lost their detachment. The next morning, they found a Canadian MP unit & remained with them for 6 weeks. Tankey wrote to their regiment to explain their absence before they reported for duty on 10/7. No charges against them were filed.
The next day, Slovik told company commander, Capt. Ralph Grotte, he was "too scared" to serve in a rifle company & asked to reassignment to the rear. He said he'd run away if he were assigned to a rifle unit & asked if that was desertion. Grotte confirmed it was & refused his request, assigning him to a rifle platoon.
The next day, 10/9, Slovik approached an MP & gave him a note stating his intention to "run away" if sent to combat. He was brought before Lt. Col. Ross Henbest, who offered him opportunity to tear up the note & face no further charges. Slovik refused & wrote another note, stating he understood what he was doing & its consequences.
Slovik was taken into custody & confined. The divisional judge advocate, Lt. Col. Henry Summer, again offered him an opportunity to rejoin his unit & have the charges suspended. He also offered transfer to another infantry regiment. Slovik declined these offers, saying, "I've made up my mind. I'll take my court martial."
The 28th was scheduled to attack Hurtgen Forest. The attack was common knowledge. Ccasualties were expected to be high. Men indicated they preferred to be imprisoned rather than remain in combat & rates for desertion & other crimes had risen.
Slovik was charged with desertion to avoid hazardous duty & court martialed on 11/11/44. The prosecutor, Capt. John Green, presented witnesses to whom Slovik had stated his intention to "run away." The defense counsel, Capt. Edward Woods, announced that Slovik had elected not to testify. The 9 court officers found Slovik guilty & sentenced him to death. The sentence was approved by the divisional commander, Maj. Gen. Norman Cota.
On 12/9, Slovik wrote a letter to Supreme Allied commander, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, pleading for clemency. Desertion had become a problem. Eisenhower confirmed the order on 12/23. The execution by firing squad happened on 1/31/45, near Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines. He was twenty-four.
Slovik was buried in Plot E of Oise-Aisne American Cemetery & Memorial in Fère-en-Tardenois, alongside 96 other US soldiers executed for crimes such as murder & rape. Their black headstones bear numbers instead of names, so it is impossible to identify them without knowing the key. In '87, Slovik's remains were returned to Michigan & reburied in Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, next to his wife Antoinette, who died in '79. Slovik's wife & others have petitioned 7 presidents, but Slovik is unpardoned.
Slovik's execution was the basis for a '54 book by William Bradford Huie, made into a '74 TV movie starring Martin Sheen, entitled The Execution of Private Slovik. His death by 12 sharpshooters & Eisenhower's execution orders are also portrayed in a scene of the '63 film The Victors.
In '60, Frank Sinatra announced that he'd produce a movie entitled The Execution of Private Slovik to be written by blacklisted Hollywood 10 screenwriter Albert Maltz. This announcement had Sinatra accused of being a Communist sympathizer. As Sinatra was campaigning for Kennedy for president, the campaign prevailed upon Sinatra to cancel.
Kurt Vonnegut mentions Slovik's execution in Slaughterhouse Five. Vonnegut also wrote a companion libretto to Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat or "A Soldier's Tale" which tells his story. He also appears in Nick Arvin's 2005 novel Articles of War in which the protagonist, Private George Tilson, is one of the members of his firing squad.
]]> 1954 3 1 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1962 Sun May 11 00:31:55 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 00:47:33 -0700 2008
We had been invited to Turi and Hans Peter's house f...more...]]> 40859350 1829372 627220 1594160031 9781594160035 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790m/627220.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790s/627220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627220.The_Execution_of_Private_Slovik 4.12 26 Separated from his unit, Slovik joined a Canadian outfit & traveled with them for six weeks, cooking & cleaning, before finally reporting to the 28th. He carried a rifle but no ammunition. He was assigned to a platoon but walked away. Refusing to fight, Slovik was arrested, court martialed & condemned to death. Hundreds of soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII & sentenced to die, but only Slovik paid the price, supposedly as a deterrent, yet word of the nature of his death was never officially released.
In The Execution of Private Slovik, considered to be among the best investigative books ever written, Wm Bradford Huie reconstructs this story in order to find out what made Eddie Slovik an unlikely pacifist & why the Army decided to cover up the affair. With the cooperation of the Department of the Army, including the officers in charge of the court martial, & thru interviews of persons who knew Slovik & the hundreds of letters he sent to his wife, Huie reveals how Slovik's case reached Gen. Eisenhower at the moment when American troops were reeling from a sudden massive German counterattack that jeopardized their advances. Slovik seemed resigned to his fate &, despite a written plea for clemency, Eisenhower approved the sentence. In Slovik, the author finds a hard luck depression era boy, good natured, poorly educated, who when faced with the reality of war realized he could not kill another human. Military justice was carried out & those involved remain steadfast in believing the right thing was done, but Huie shows that, in death, Eddie Slovik has much more to tell Americans about life & duty.]]> 1954 4 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Wed Dec 24 18:29:12 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 03 12:58:24 -0800 2009 701751 52757 627220 1594160031 9781594160035 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790m/627220.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790s/627220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627220.The_Execution_of_Private_Slovik 4.07 27 Separated from his unit, Slovik joined a Canadian outfit & traveled with them for six weeks, cooking & cleaning, before finally reporting to the 28th. He carried a rifle but no ammunition. He was assigned to a platoon but walked away. Refusing to fight, Slovik was arrested, court martialed & condemned to death. Hundreds of soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII & sentenced to die, but only Slovik paid the price, supposedly as a deterrent, yet word of the nature of his death was never officially released.
In The Execution of Private Slovik, considered to be among the best investigative books ever written, Wm Bradford Huie reconstructs this story in order to find out what made Eddie Slovik an unlikely pacifist & why the Army decided to cover up the affair. With the cooperation of the Department of the Army, including the officers in charge of the court martial, & thru interviews of persons who knew Slovik & the hundreds of letters he sent to his wife, Huie reveals how Slovik's case reached Gen. Eisenhower at the moment when American troops were reeling from a sudden massive German counterattack that jeopardized their advances. Slovik seemed resigned to his fate &, despite a written plea for clemency, Eisenhower approved the sentence. In Slovik, the author finds a hard luck depression era boy, good natured, poorly educated, who when faced with the reality of war realized he could not kill another human. Military justice was carried out & those involved remain steadfast in believing the right thing was done, but Huie shows that, in death, Eddie Slovik has much more to tell Americans about life & duty.]]> 1954 4 0 false Fri Apr 13 04:30:20 -0700 2007 Mon May 19 07:20:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1386599 54276 627220 1594160031 9781594160035 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790m/627220.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790s/627220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627220.The_Execution_of_Private_Slovik 4.07 27 Separated from his unit, Slovik joined a Canadian outfit & traveled with them for six weeks, cooking & cleaning, before finally reporting to the 28th. He carried a rifle but no ammunition. He was assigned to a platoon but walked away. Refusing to fight, Slovik was arrested, court martialed & condemned to death. Hundreds of soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII & sentenced to die, but only Slovik paid the price, supposedly as a deterrent, yet word of the nature of his death was never officially released.
In The Execution of Private Slovik, considered to be among the best investigative books ever written, Wm Bradford Huie reconstructs this story in order to find out what made Eddie Slovik an unlikely pacifist & why the Army decided to cover up the affair. With the cooperation of the Department of the Army, including the officers in charge of the court martial, & thru interviews of persons who knew Slovik & the hundreds of letters he sent to his wife, Huie reveals how Slovik's case reached Gen. Eisenhower at the moment when American troops were reeling from a sudden massive German counterattack that jeopardized their advances. Slovik seemed resigned to his fate &, despite a written plea for clemency, Eisenhower approved the sentence. In Slovik, the author finds a hard luck depression era boy, good natured, poorly educated, who when faced with the reality of war realized he could not kill another human. Military justice was carried out & those involved remain steadfast in believing the right thing was done, but Huie shows that, in death, Eddie Slovik has much more to tell Americans about life & duty.]]> 1954 4 0 false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Wed May 23 09:11:49 -0700 2007 Wed May 23 09:50:25 -0700 2007 more...]]> 15783395 745303 627220 1594160031 9781594160035 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790m/627220.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790s/627220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627220.The_Execution_of_Private_Slovik 4.07 27 Separated from his unit, Slovik joined a Canadian outfit & traveled with them for six weeks, cooking & cleaning, before finally reporting to the 28th. He carried a rifle but no ammunition. He was assigned to a platoon but walked away. Refusing to fight, Slovik was arrested, court martialed & condemned to death. Hundreds of soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII & sentenced to die, but only Slovik paid the price, supposedly as a deterrent, yet word of the nature of his death was never officially released.
In The Execution of Private Slovik, considered to be among the best investigative books ever written, Wm Bradford Huie reconstructs this story in order to find out what made Eddie Slovik an unlikely pacifist & why the Army decided to cover up the affair. With the cooperation of the Department of the Army, including the officers in charge of the court martial, & thru interviews of persons who knew Slovik & the hundreds of letters he sent to his wife, Huie reveals how Slovik's case reached Gen. Eisenhower at the moment when American troops were reeling from a sudden massive German counterattack that jeopardized their advances. Slovik seemed resigned to his fate &, despite a written plea for clemency, Eisenhower approved the sentence. In Slovik, the author finds a hard luck depression era boy, good natured, poorly educated, who when faced with the reality of war realized he could not kill another human. Military justice was carried out & those involved remain steadfast in believing the right thing was done, but Huie shows that, in death, Eddie Slovik has much more to tell Americans about life & duty.]]> 1954 4 0 false Mon Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 07:49:57 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 07:18:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 15883972 284144 627220 1594160031 9781594160035 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790m/627220.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790s/627220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627220.The_Execution_of_Private_Slovik 4.07 27 Separated from his unit, Slovik joined a Canadian outfit & traveled with them for six weeks, cooking & cleaning, before finally reporting to the 28th. He carried a rifle but no ammunition. He was assigned to a platoon but walked away. Refusing to fight, Slovik was arrested, court martialed & condemned to death. Hundreds of soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII & sentenced to die, but only Slovik paid the price, supposedly as a deterrent, yet word of the nature of his death was never officially released.
In The Execution of Private Slovik, considered to be among the best investigative books ever written, Wm Bradford Huie reconstructs this story in order to find out what made Eddie Slovik an unlikely pacifist & why the Army decided to cover up the affair. With the cooperation of the Department of the Army, including the officers in charge of the court martial, & thru interviews of persons who knew Slovik & the hundreds of letters he sent to his wife, Huie reveals how Slovik's case reached Gen. Eisenhower at the moment when American troops were reeling from a sudden massive German counterattack that jeopardized their advances. Slovik seemed resigned to his fate &, despite a written plea for clemency, Eisenhower approved the sentence. In Slovik, the author finds a hard luck depression era boy, good natured, poorly educated, who when faced with the reality of war realized he could not kill another human. Military justice was carried out & those involved remain steadfast in believing the right thing was done, but Huie shows that, in death, Eddie Slovik has much more to tell Americans about life & duty.]]> 1954 4 0 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 06:51:30 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 06:54:20 -0800 2008 14063802 201987 627220 1594160031 9781594160035 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790m/627220.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790s/627220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627220.The_Execution_of_Private_Slovik 4.07 27 Separated from his unit, Slovik joined a Canadian outfit & traveled with them for six weeks, cooking & cleaning, before finally reporting to the 28th. He carried a rifle but no ammunition. He was assigned to a platoon but walked away. Refusing to fight, Slovik was arrested, court martialed & condemned to death. Hundreds of soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII & sentenced to die, but only Slovik paid the price, supposedly as a deterrent, yet word of the nature of his death was never officially released.
In The Execution of Private Slovik, considered to be among the best investigative books ever written, Wm Bradford Huie reconstructs this story in order to find out what made Eddie Slovik an unlikely pacifist & why the Army decided to cover up the affair. With the cooperation of the Department of the Army, including the officers in charge of the court martial, & thru interviews of persons who knew Slovik & the hundreds of letters he sent to his wife, Huie reveals how Slovik's case reached Gen. Eisenhower at the moment when American troops were reeling from a sudden massive German counterattack that jeopardized their advances. Slovik seemed resigned to his fate &, despite a written plea for clemency, Eisenhower approved the sentence. In Slovik, the author finds a hard luck depression era boy, good natured, poorly educated, who when faced with the reality of war realized he could not kill another human. Military justice was carried out & those involved remain steadfast in believing the right thing was done, but Huie shows that, in death, Eddie Slovik has much more to tell Americans about life & duty.]]> 1954 5 0 false Wed Jan 30 10:56:58 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 10:57:57 -0800 2008 80578376 754621 627220 1594160031 9781594160035 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790m/627220.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790s/627220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627220.The_Execution_of_Private_Slovik 4.07 27 Separated from his unit, Slovik joined a Canadian outfit & traveled with them for six weeks, cooking & cleaning, before finally reporting to the 28th. He carried a rifle but no ammunition. He was assigned to a platoon but walked away. Refusing to fight, Slovik was arrested, court martialed & condemned to death. Hundreds of soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII & sentenced to die, but only Slovik paid the price, supposedly as a deterrent, yet word of the nature of his death was never officially released.
In The Execution of Private Slovik, considered to be among the best investigative books ever written, Wm Bradford Huie reconstructs this story in order to find out what made Eddie Slovik an unlikely pacifist & why the Army decided to cover up the affair. With the cooperation of the Department of the Army, including the officers in charge of the court martial, & thru interviews of persons who knew Slovik & the hundreds of letters he sent to his wife, Huie reveals how Slovik's case reached Gen. Eisenhower at the moment when American troops were reeling from a sudden massive German counterattack that jeopardized their advances. Slovik seemed resigned to his fate &, despite a written plea for clemency, Eisenhower approved the sentence. In Slovik, the author finds a hard luck depression era boy, good natured, poorly educated, who when faced with the reality of war realized he could not kill another human. Military justice was carried out & those involved remain steadfast in believing the right thing was done, but Huie shows that, in death, Eddie Slovik has much more to tell Americans about life & duty.]]> 1954 3 0 false Thu Dec 10 14:18:52 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 10 14:18:52 -0800 2009 75615767 47089 627220 1594160031 9781594160035 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790m/627220.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790s/627220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627220.The_Execution_of_Private_Slovik 4.07 27 Separated from his unit, Slovik joined a Canadian outfit & traveled with them for six weeks, cooking & cleaning, before finally reporting to the 28th. He carried a rifle but no ammunition. He was assigned to a platoon but walked away. Refusing to fight, Slovik was arrested, court martialed & condemned to death. Hundreds of soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII & sentenced to die, but only Slovik paid the price, supposedly as a deterrent, yet word of the nature of his death was never officially released.
In The Execution of Private Slovik, considered to be among the best investigative books ever written, Wm Bradford Huie reconstructs this story in order to find out what made Eddie Slovik an unlikely pacifist & why the Army decided to cover up the affair. With the cooperation of the Department of the Army, including the officers in charge of the court martial, & thru interviews of persons who knew Slovik & the hundreds of letters he sent to his wife, Huie reveals how Slovik's case reached Gen. Eisenhower at the moment when American troops were reeling from a sudden massive German counterattack that jeopardized their advances. Slovik seemed resigned to his fate &, despite a written plea for clemency, Eisenhower approved the sentence. In Slovik, the author finds a hard luck depression era boy, good natured, poorly educated, who when faced with the reality of war realized he could not kill another human. Military justice was carried out & those involved remain steadfast in believing the right thing was done, but Huie shows that, in death, Eddie Slovik has much more to tell Americans about life & duty.]]> 1954 0 0 false Sat Oct 24 16:10:41 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 16:10:41 -0700 2009 74528761 2450813 627220 1594160031 9781594160035 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790m/627220.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790s/627220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627220.The_Execution_of_Private_Slovik 4.07 27 Separated from his unit, Slovik joined a Canadian outfit & traveled with them for six weeks, cooking & cleaning, before finally reporting to the 28th. He carried a rifle but no ammunition. He was assigned to a platoon but walked away. Refusing to fight, Slovik was arrested, court martialed & condemned to death. Hundreds of soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII & sentenced to die, but only Slovik paid the price, supposedly as a deterrent, yet word of the nature of his death was never officially released.
In The Execution of Private Slovik, considered to be among the best investigative books ever written, Wm Bradford Huie reconstructs this story in order to find out what made Eddie Slovik an unlikely pacifist & why the Army decided to cover up the affair. With the cooperation of the Department of the Army, including the officers in charge of the court martial, & thru interviews of persons who knew Slovik & the hundreds of letters he sent to his wife, Huie reveals how Slovik's case reached Gen. Eisenhower at the moment when American troops were reeling from a sudden massive German counterattack that jeopardized their advances. Slovik seemed resigned to his fate &, despite a written plea for clemency, Eisenhower approved the sentence. In Slovik, the author finds a hard luck depression era boy, good natured, poorly educated, who when faced with the reality of war realized he could not kill another human. Military justice was carried out & those involved remain steadfast in believing the right thing was done, but Huie shows that, in death, Eddie Slovik has much more to tell Americans about life & duty.]]> 1954 0 0 false Wed Oct 14 12:37:48 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 12:37:48 -0700 2009 73934441 2702707 627220 1594160031 9781594160035 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790m/627220.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790s/627220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627220.The_Execution_of_Private_Slovik 4.07 27 Separated from his unit, Slovik joined a Canadian outfit & traveled with them for six weeks, cooking & cleaning, before finally reporting to the 28th. He carried a rifle but no ammunition. He was assigned to a platoon but walked away. Refusing to fight, Slovik was arrested, court martialed & condemned to death. Hundreds of soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII & sentenced to die, but only Slovik paid the price, supposedly as a deterrent, yet word of the nature of his death was never officially released.
In The Execution of Private Slovik, considered to be among the best investigative books ever written, Wm Bradford Huie reconstructs this story in order to find out what made Eddie Slovik an unlikely pacifist & why the Army decided to cover up the affair. With the cooperation of the Department of the Army, including the officers in charge of the court martial, & thru interviews of persons who knew Slovik & the hundreds of letters he sent to his wife, Huie reveals how Slovik's case reached Gen. Eisenhower at the moment when American troops were reeling from a sudden massive German counterattack that jeopardized their advances. Slovik seemed resigned to his fate &, despite a written plea for clemency, Eisenhower approved the sentence. In Slovik, the author finds a hard luck depression era boy, good natured, poorly educated, who when faced with the reality of war realized he could not kill another human. Military justice was carried out & those involved remain steadfast in believing the right thing was done, but Huie shows that, in death, Eddie Slovik has much more to tell Americans about life & duty.]]> 1954 5 0 false Thu Oct 08 21:09:06 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 21:09:06 -0700 2009 71000412 2650921 627220 1594160031 9781594160035 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790m/627220.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790s/627220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627220.The_Execution_of_Private_Slovik 4.07 27 Separated from his unit, Slovik joined a Canadian outfit & traveled with them for six weeks, cooking & cleaning, before finally reporting to the 28th. He carried a rifle but no ammunition. He was assigned to a platoon but walked away. Refusing to fight, Slovik was arrested, court martialed & condemned to death. Hundreds of soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII & sentenced to die, but only Slovik paid the price, supposedly as a deterrent, yet word of the nature of his death was never officially released.
In The Execution of Private Slovik, considered to be among the best investigative books ever written, Wm Bradford Huie reconstructs this story in order to find out what made Eddie Slovik an unlikely pacifist & why the Army decided to cover up the affair. With the cooperation of the Department of the Army, including the officers in charge of the court martial, & thru interviews of persons who knew Slovik & the hundreds of letters he sent to his wife, Huie reveals how Slovik's case reached Gen. Eisenhower at the moment when American troops were reeling from a sudden massive German counterattack that jeopardized their advances. Slovik seemed resigned to his fate &, despite a written plea for clemency, Eisenhower approved the sentence. In Slovik, the author finds a hard luck depression era boy, good natured, poorly educated, who when faced with the reality of war realized he could not kill another human. Military justice was carried out & those involved remain steadfast in believing the right thing was done, but Huie shows that, in death, Eddie Slovik has much more to tell Americans about life & duty.]]> 1954 3 0 false Sat Sep 12 17:15:13 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 17:15:13 -0700 2009 64437120 1817152 627220 1594160031 9781594160035 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790m/627220.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790s/627220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627220.The_Execution_of_Private_Slovik 4.07 27 Separated from his unit, Slovik joined a Canadian outfit & traveled with them for six weeks, cooking & cleaning, before finally reporting to the 28th. He carried a rifle but no ammunition. He was assigned to a platoon but walked away. Refusing to fight, Slovik was arrested, court martialed & condemned to death. Hundreds of soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII & sentenced to die, but only Slovik paid the price, supposedly as a deterrent, yet word of the nature of his death was never officially released.
In The Execution of Private Slovik, considered to be among the best investigative books ever written, Wm Bradford Huie reconstructs this story in order to find out what made Eddie Slovik an unlikely pacifist & why the Army decided to cover up the affair. With the cooperation of the Department of the Army, including the officers in charge of the court martial, & thru interviews of persons who knew Slovik & the hundreds of letters he sent to his wife, Huie reveals how Slovik's case reached Gen. Eisenhower at the moment when American troops were reeling from a sudden massive German counterattack that jeopardized their advances. Slovik seemed resigned to his fate &, despite a written plea for clemency, Eisenhower approved the sentence. In Slovik, the author finds a hard luck depression era boy, good natured, poorly educated, who when faced with the reality of war realized he could not kill another human. Military justice was carried out & those involved remain steadfast in believing the right thing was done, but Huie shows that, in death, Eddie Slovik has much more to tell Americans about life & duty.]]> 1954 4 0 false Tue Jul 21 17:15:43 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 17:15:43 -0700 2009 62475006 2488223 627220 1594160031 9781594160035 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790m/627220.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790s/627220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627220.The_Execution_of_Private_Slovik 4.07 27 Separated from his unit, Slovik joined a Canadian outfit & traveled with them for six weeks, cooking & cleaning, before finally reporting to the 28th. He carried a rifle but no ammunition. He was assigned to a platoon but walked away. Refusing to fight, Slovik was arrested, court martialed & condemned to death. Hundreds of soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII & sentenced to die, but only Slovik paid the price, supposedly as a deterrent, yet word of the nature of his death was never officially released.
In The Execution of Private Slovik, considered to be among the best investigative books ever written, Wm Bradford Huie reconstructs this story in order to find out what made Eddie Slovik an unlikely pacifist & why the Army decided to cover up the affair. With the cooperation of the Department of the Army, including the officers in charge of the court martial, & thru interviews of persons who knew Slovik & the hundreds of letters he sent to his wife, Huie reveals how Slovik's case reached Gen. Eisenhower at the moment when American troops were reeling from a sudden massive German counterattack that jeopardized their advances. Slovik seemed resigned to his fate &, despite a written plea for clemency, Eisenhower approved the sentence. In Slovik, the author finds a hard luck depression era boy, good natured, poorly educated, who when faced with the reality of war realized he could not kill another human. Military justice was carried out & those involved remain steadfast in believing the right thing was done, but Huie shows that, in death, Eddie Slovik has much more to tell Americans about life & duty.]]> 1954 3 0 false Tue Jul 07 09:13:20 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 09:13:20 -0700 2009 61451898 1467057 627220 1594160031 9781594160035 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790m/627220.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790s/627220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627220.The_Execution_of_Private_Slovik 4.07 27 Separated from his unit, Slovik joined a Canadian outfit & traveled with them for six weeks, cooking & cleaning, before finally reporting to the 28th. He carried a rifle but no ammunition. He was assigned to a platoon but walked away. Refusing to fight, Slovik was arrested, court martialed & condemned to death. Hundreds of soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII & sentenced to die, but only Slovik paid the price, supposedly as a deterrent, yet word of the nature of his death was never officially released.
In The Execution of Private Slovik, considered to be among the best investigative books ever written, Wm Bradford Huie reconstructs this story in order to find out what made Eddie Slovik an unlikely pacifist & why the Army decided to cover up the affair. With the cooperation of the Department of the Army, including the officers in charge of the court martial, & thru interviews of persons who knew Slovik & the hundreds of letters he sent to his wife, Huie reveals how Slovik's case reached Gen. Eisenhower at the moment when American troops were reeling from a sudden massive German counterattack that jeopardized their advances. Slovik seemed resigned to his fate &, despite a written plea for clemency, Eisenhower approved the sentence. In Slovik, the author finds a hard luck depression era boy, good natured, poorly educated, who when faced with the reality of war realized he could not kill another human. Military justice was carried out & those involved remain steadfast in believing the right thing was done, but Huie shows that, in death, Eddie Slovik has much more to tell Americans about life & duty.]]> 1954 0 0 false Sun Jun 28 20:02:10 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 20:02:10 -0700 2009 59678280 2419166 627220 1594160031 9781594160035 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790m/627220.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790s/627220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627220.The_Execution_of_Private_Slovik 4.07 27 Separated from his unit, Slovik joined a Canadian outfit & traveled with them for six weeks, cooking & cleaning, before finally reporting to the 28th. He carried a rifle but no ammunition. He was assigned to a platoon but walked away. Refusing to fight, Slovik was arrested, court martialed & condemned to death. Hundreds of soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII & sentenced to die, but only Slovik paid the price, supposedly as a deterrent, yet word of the nature of his death was never officially released.
In The Execution of Private Slovik, considered to be among the best investigative books ever written, Wm Bradford Huie reconstructs this story in order to find out what made Eddie Slovik an unlikely pacifist & why the Army decided to cover up the affair. With the cooperation of the Department of the Army, including the officers in charge of the court martial, & thru interviews of persons who knew Slovik & the hundreds of letters he sent to his wife, Huie reveals how Slovik's case reached Gen. Eisenhower at the moment when American troops were reeling from a sudden massive German counterattack that jeopardized their advances. Slovik seemed resigned to his fate &, despite a written plea for clemency, Eisenhower approved the sentence. In Slovik, the author finds a hard luck depression era boy, good natured, poorly educated, who when faced with the reality of war realized he could not kill another human. Military justice was carried out & those involved remain steadfast in believing the right thing was done, but Huie shows that, in death, Eddie Slovik has much more to tell Americans about life & duty.]]> 1954 0 0 false Sun Jun 14 19:51:11 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 19:51:11 -0700 2009 56126406 2304883 627220 1594160031 9781594160035 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790m/627220.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790s/627220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627220.The_Execution_of_Private_Slovik 4.07 27 Separated from his unit, Slovik joined a Canadian outfit & traveled with them for six weeks, cooking & cleaning, before finally reporting to the 28th. He carried a rifle but no ammunition. He was assigned to a platoon but walked away. Refusing to fight, Slovik was arrested, court martialed & condemned to death. Hundreds of soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII & sentenced to die, but only Slovik paid the price, supposedly as a deterrent, yet word of the nature of his death was never officially released.
In The Execution of Private Slovik, considered to be among the best investigative books ever written, Wm Bradford Huie reconstructs this story in order to find out what made Eddie Slovik an unlikely pacifist & why the Army decided to cover up the affair. With the cooperation of the Department of the Army, including the officers in charge of the court martial, & thru interviews of persons who knew Slovik & the hundreds of letters he sent to his wife, Huie reveals how Slovik's case reached Gen. Eisenhower at the moment when American troops were reeling from a sudden massive German counterattack that jeopardized their advances. Slovik seemed resigned to his fate &, despite a written plea for clemency, Eisenhower approved the sentence. In Slovik, the author finds a hard luck depression era boy, good natured, poorly educated, who when faced with the reality of war realized he could not kill another human. Military justice was carried out & those involved remain steadfast in believing the right thing was done, but Huie shows that, in death, Eddie Slovik has much more to tell Americans about life & duty.]]> 1954 4 0 false Thu May 14 18:50:33 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 18:50:33 -0700 2009 55974353 2313194 627220 1594160031 9781594160035 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790m/627220.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790s/627220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627220.The_Execution_of_Private_Slovik 4.07 27 Separated from his unit, Slovik joined a Canadian outfit & traveled with them for six weeks, cooking & cleaning, before finally reporting to the 28th. He carried a rifle but no ammunition. He was assigned to a platoon but walked away. Refusing to fight, Slovik was arrested, court martialed & condemned to death. Hundreds of soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII & sentenced to die, but only Slovik paid the price, supposedly as a deterrent, yet word of the nature of his death was never officially released.
In The Execution of Private Slovik, considered to be among the best investigative books ever written, Wm Bradford Huie reconstructs this story in order to find out what made Eddie Slovik an unlikely pacifist & why the Army decided to cover up the affair. With the cooperation of the Department of the Army, including the officers in charge of the court martial, & thru interviews of persons who knew Slovik & the hundreds of letters he sent to his wife, Huie reveals how Slovik's case reached Gen. Eisenhower at the moment when American troops were reeling from a sudden massive German counterattack that jeopardized their advances. Slovik seemed resigned to his fate &, despite a written plea for clemency, Eisenhower approved the sentence. In Slovik, the author finds a hard luck depression era boy, good natured, poorly educated, who when faced with the reality of war realized he could not kill another human. Military justice was carried out & those involved remain steadfast in believing the right thing was done, but Huie shows that, in death, Eddie Slovik has much more to tell Americans about life & duty.]]> 1954 4 0 false Wed May 13 15:05:16 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 15:05:16 -0700 2009 51684926 2194450 627220 1594160031 9781594160035 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790m/627220.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790s/627220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627220.The_Execution_of_Private_Slovik 4.07 27 Separated from his unit, Slovik joined a Canadian outfit & traveled with them for six weeks, cooking & cleaning, before finally reporting to the 28th. He carried a rifle but no ammunition. He was assigned to a platoon but walked away. Refusing to fight, Slovik was arrested, court martialed & condemned to death. Hundreds of soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII & sentenced to die, but only Slovik paid the price, supposedly as a deterrent, yet word of the nature of his death was never officially released.
In The Execution of Private Slovik, considered to be among the best investigative books ever written, Wm Bradford Huie reconstructs this story in order to find out what made Eddie Slovik an unlikely pacifist & why the Army decided to cover up the affair. With the cooperation of the Department of the Army, including the officers in charge of the court martial, & thru interviews of persons who knew Slovik & the hundreds of letters he sent to his wife, Huie reveals how Slovik's case reached Gen. Eisenhower at the moment when American troops were reeling from a sudden massive German counterattack that jeopardized their advances. Slovik seemed resigned to his fate &, despite a written plea for clemency, Eisenhower approved the sentence. In Slovik, the author finds a hard luck depression era boy, good natured, poorly educated, who when faced with the reality of war realized he could not kill another human. Military justice was carried out & those involved remain steadfast in believing the right thing was done, but Huie shows that, in death, Eddie Slovik has much more to tell Americans about life & duty.]]> 1954 5 0 false Mon Apr 06 09:17:08 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 09:17:08 -0700 2009 40805307 1551660 627220 1594160031 9781594160035 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790m/627220.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463790s/627220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627220.The_Execution_of_Private_Slovik 4.07 27 Separated from his unit, Slovik joined a Canadian outfit & traveled with them for six weeks, cooking & cleaning, before finally reporting to the 28th. He carried a rifle but no ammunition. He was assigned to a platoon but walked away. Refusing to fight, Slovik was arrested, court martialed & condemned to death. Hundreds of soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII & sentenced to die, but only Slovik paid the price, supposedly as a deterrent, yet word of the nature of his death was never officially released.
In The Execution of Private Slovik, considered to be among the best investigative books ever written, Wm Bradford Huie reconstructs this story in order to find out what made Eddie Slovik an unlikely pacifist & why the Army decided to cover up the affair. With the cooperation of the Department of the Army, including the officers in charge of the court martial, & thru interviews of persons who knew Slovik & the hundreds of letters he sent to his wife, Huie reveals how Slovik's case reached Gen. Eisenhower at the moment when American troops were reeling from a sudden massive German counterattack that jeopardized their advances. Slovik seemed resigned to his fate &, despite a written plea for clemency, Eisenhower approved the sentence. In Slovik, the author finds a hard luck depression era boy, good natured, poorly educated, who when faced with the reality of war realized he could not kill another human. Military justice was carried out & those involved remain steadfast in believing the right thing was done, but Huie shows that, in death, Eddie Slovik has much more to tell Americans about life & duty.]]> 1954 3 0 false Tue Dec 23 21:01:08 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 21:01:08 -0800 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=627220